Atomic Systems

i am try to do a scenario for the riviera in the 50's and would like some information
which i hope that you knowledgeable gents may have regarding the following.

How were the locos serviced on the busy Saturdays having arrived at the Gooderington sidings
1 Did they return to Newton Abbott light engine tender first.To be coaled and turned then
return tender first
2 would they go to kingswear to be turned and coaled
would only 1 engine go or would they be double headed
any help would

Hi
They sometimes ran tender first hauling a train to NA,other times 2 or 3 would run light loco to NA,Goodrington locomotives would have gone to Newton Abbot.locomotives returning would either double head trains running tender first,or run light loco tender first,
As far as I can remember it was only locomotives going to Kingswear that were serviced there.
Mike

I think some trains changed engines at Newton Abbot on the down working and ran tender first in readiness for the return journey.

Regards,

Paul

Thank you Mike and Paul just what i needed

regards

peter

One of my photos shows a King leaving Newton Abbot tender first on the Kingswear portion of the Cornishman in September 1960.

You can see it on Google+
https://plus.google.com/photos/10506703 ... 6087617556

or there is a better quality version on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... =3&theater

MrHillingdon wrote:I think some trains changed engines at Newton Abbot on the down working and ran tender first in readiness for the return journey.

Regards,

Paul

That is correct, Newton Abbot was very busy especially on Summer Saturdays with engine changes for the Paignton Services and Pilot locomotives being attached for the run over the banks to Plymouth.

I am trying to made a scenario where you drive tender first to Paignton then run round and drive to Exeter but I am having trouble with the running round at Paignton there is a point switched against me which derails the loco.

Peter